Best Kebab in Canterbury
The best kebab in Canterbury is a hotly debated topic after a night out, so this list covers the takeaways and grills people rate most, from classic doner shops to Greek gyros and Middle Eastern shawarma. Places are ranked using their Google rating weighted by how many reviews they have, so a shop with hundreds of reviews outranks a lucky newcomer. Student tip: several of these spots run their own ordering websites with online offers, so check there first before you open a delivery app.
- 10 places, ranked by Google rating
- Open places only, checked every month
- Website and Google Maps for each
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German Doner Kebab
German Doner Kebab in the Whitefriars Centre on St George's Street is the polished, chain take on a doner. The pitch is lean meat, handmade waffle bread and signature sauces, and you can eat in, take away or get delivery. A good shout when you want a kebab that feels more like a sit-down meal.
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Canterbury Kebab
Canterbury Kebab on Castle Street is a proper late-night kebab shop with doner, kofte and mixed combos, plus rice kebabs, wraps, pizzas and burgers. Doner meat and chips is a top seller on its own ordering site, which also runs an online discount. It's takeaway and delivery, so plan to eat at home.
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Corner Kebab
Corner Kebab on Sturry Road does the classics: lamb, chicken and mixed doner, plus chargrilled shish in tortilla or naan with salad and sauce. There are burgers and garlic bread for the non-kebab crowd, and you can sit in, collect or order delivery through its own website. Handy if you live out towards Sturry Road.
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Zeus Greek Grill
Zeus Greek Grill on the Borough swaps the doner for Greek gyros and chargrilled souvlaki skewers. Wraps come in Greek pita with tzatziki and fries, and the boxes add feta, salad and lemon. There's a halloumi wrap and a veg and vegan skewer box too, and outdoor seating for sunnier days.
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Munchies
Munchies on St Peter's Street covers every late-night craving in one place. Alongside its own kebabs and meat and chips, the menu has fried chicken buckets, hot wings, pizza, burgers and even baked potatoes. Order through its own website for collection or delivery, or eat in, and look out for its online offer.
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Best Kebab
Best Kebab on Sturry Road is built for feeding a hungry flat. Its variety boxes pack lamb doner, chicken doner, chicken pieces and chips into a pizza box with salad and sauce on the side, and there are pizza, fried chicken and wing deals for groups. It's delivery or collection only.
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Efes Kebab & Pizza House
Efes Kebab House on Northgate does traditional Turkish kebabs and charcoal-grilled meats, with combination kebabs if you can't pick just one. Chicken doner is a top seller on its own ordering site, and there are burgers, pizza and chicken too. You can sit in, which isn't a given for Canterbury kebab spots.
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Dubai Shawarma
Dubai Shawarma on St Peter's Street serves the Middle Eastern cousin of the doner: chicken, lamb or mixed shawarma, made to order in samun or naan bread. The menu is 100% halal certified, and there are pizzas and roast chicken too. Grab a seat outside or take it home.
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Ocakbasi Of Kent
Ocakbasi of Kent on St Peter's Street is a Turkish grill whose menu goes beyond the doner, with yoghurt dishes, sharing platters and meat with chips or rice alongside wraps, burgers and fried chicken. You can eat in, collect or get delivery, and it serves brunch too.
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Jasper's
Jasper's on Church Street, by St Paul's, is a late-opening kebab and pizza spot. Think lamb doner and chicken shish wraps, doner with cheese on chips, halloumi wraps and a long list of pizzas. You can sit in or order through its own website, which runs pizza deals.
Ranked by Google rating, weighted by the number of reviews so a place with a handful of five-star reviews does not jump the queue. We check the list every month and drop anywhere that has closed.
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